Synthetic Economies: The Application of Distributed Interactive Computing Environments-for Policy and Management Decision Making

Abstract

This paper explains how distributed, interactive computing can be used to assist decision makers to investigate alternative courses of action in complex, dynamic business and policy environments. The military's use of computer generated synthetic battlefields for training is the metaphor; the creation of synthetic economies within which to practice policy and management prerogatives is the goal. Exposition proceeds by example, while methodological excursions and underlying theory are provided in supporting appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331332

Entities

People

  • Alok Chaturvedi
  • Edward F. Smith
  • Richard H. White
  • Robert Clover
  • Shailendra Mehta

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Families (Human)
  • Information Warfare
  • Infrastructure
  • Investments
  • Law Enforcement
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Training
  • War Games

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Economics
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation